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mayor ron emanuel says it's all about the kids into providing an array of strong educational options to parents. although he has a vested interest in the expansion of public charter schools he says that it's time to try new approach. we are talking a lot of hundred and 23,000 kids in failing schools and we really have to keep our eye on the children and what's best for them. really looking at what is best. repeated efforts to reach the chicago teachers union for comment were unsuccessful but in the past the president karen lewis made it abundantly clear that she will fight the expansion of city charter schools. lose more than 200 cals in two minutes? it may be possible. jon bon jovi, they're the stars walking the red carpet at the opening of tonight's 48th chicago international film festival. we will have all of [ female announcer ] over the years your mouth has sipped, snacked, ...yellowed... lived, loved, ...yellowed... chatted, chewed ...yellowed. and over all those years, your teeth...have yellowed. fact is if you're not whitening you're yellowing. crest 3d white whitestrips remo
mayor ron emanuel says it's all about the kids into providing an array of strong educational options to parents. although he has a vested interest in the expansion of public charter schools he says that it's time to try new approach. we are talking a lot of hundred and 23,000 kids in failing schools and we really have to keep our eye on the children and what's best for them. really looking at what is best. repeated efforts to reach the chicago teachers union for comment were unsuccessful but in...
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better educated americans have more debt than their less educated counterparts. researchers report that 27 percent of all americans paid more than 40 percent of their income to mortgages, loans credit card debt, and other "fixed expenses". and those with a college education were more likely to be burdened by debt than people with a high school diploma or less. americans who said they were optimistic about the economy were also more likely to have problems with debt. just ahead. cook county board president toni preckwinkle asks for legal action against joe berrios who's accused of hiring family members. and you can call it jailhouse rock. the new music proggram being introduced today at cook county jail. plus live music this midday from jacob jeffries band. they're on stage tonight at the elbo room. >> [music] that was me... the day i learned i had to start insulin for my type 2 diabetes. me... thinking my only option was the vial and syringe dad used. and me... discovering once-daily levemir® flexpen®. flexpen® is prefilled. doesn't need refrigeration for up t
better educated americans have more debt than their less educated counterparts. researchers report that 27 percent of all americans paid more than 40 percent of their income to mortgages, loans credit card debt, and other "fixed expenses". and those with a college education were more likely to be burdened by debt than people with a high school diploma or less. americans who said they were optimistic about the economy were also more likely to have problems with debt. just ahead. cook...
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which is exactly why we educate people... about comprehensive coverage. yep. the right choice now can pay off later. looks like a bowling ball. yeah. oh! agents, say hello to the second-biggest hailstone in u.s. history. [ announcer ] we are insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ [ male announcer ] most people tend to think more about how they brush than what they brush with. until i show them this. the oral-b pro-health clinical brush. its pro-flex sides adjust to teeth and gums for a better clean. the pro-health clinical brush from oral-b. we have a tropical storm down on the virgin islands a lot going on and some interesting news about the lake as well which may be impacted by the storm we have coming some beautiful shots here these have come into us from j d carlson who works with the oklahoma mess sonat and watches our show. here is castle mountain a bow river area which is up in canada into then lake louise anybody that's been up there knows how beautiful the area is it looks a lot like alaska. beautiful colors although i suspect s
which is exactly why we educate people... about comprehensive coverage. yep. the right choice now can pay off later. looks like a bowling ball. yeah. oh! agents, say hello to the second-biggest hailstone in u.s. history. [ announcer ] we are insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ [ male announcer ] most people tend to think more about how they brush than what they brush with. until i show them this. the oral-b pro-health clinical brush. its pro-flex sides adjust to teeth...
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aisha rasheed cares about education. more than ten years ago as a new college grad she started working for the local new orleans paper, the times picayune. she was assigned the education beat. she was shocked to learn about the dismal condition of the schools. she left the paper in 2005 to improve the system through advocacy. then hurricane katrina hit. and in the aftermath many reformers were determined to fix the broken system with a new one that relies heavily on charter schools. the system has some benefits, but it came at the cost of neighborhood schools. teachers were dispersed and leaders left, buildings were closed and schools that people had never heard of emerged while long-time community institutions were replaced. families were left with questions. which schools were open, which ones required applications? is there any transportation? and most importantly, which schools are performing? and there was no one source for parents to get the answers. until aisha lit a can knelt dark maze of a disconnected system. s
aisha rasheed cares about education. more than ten years ago as a new college grad she started working for the local new orleans paper, the times picayune. she was assigned the education beat. she was shocked to learn about the dismal condition of the schools. she left the paper in 2005 to improve the system through advocacy. then hurricane katrina hit. and in the aftermath many reformers were determined to fix the broken system with a new one that relies heavily on charter schools. the system...
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i wanted to hear about education. we're talking economic development. it goes hand in hand with education. we hear all these facts without conclusions. i'm going to create jobs. how? >> anton, you're a student. you're a first-time voter. you are old enough, right? >> yes. >> okay. you're 18. what's it going to take to win your vote? >> i was really looking at -- i think the big issue for me, and i think a lot of people in my generation is the debt. we have both candidates talking about lowering taxes and theoretically lowering spending, but then no one gives me anything definitive. >> you said you wanted to hear more specifics from paul ryan in particular. >> at the end of the day, if they don't come up with a definitive plan, it's my generation who's going to pay for the excesses of today. >> thanks very much, guys. really appreciate it. again, i think the consensus here, chris, is that we have some people walking out now voting for president obama. one voting for mitt romney. a couple still undecided. i think they like being on tv. a pretty good night
i wanted to hear about education. we're talking economic development. it goes hand in hand with education. we hear all these facts without conclusions. i'm going to create jobs. how? >> anton, you're a student. you're a first-time voter. you are old enough, right? >> yes. >> okay. you're 18. what's it going to take to win your vote? >> i was really looking at -- i think the big issue for me, and i think a lot of people in my generation is the debt. we have both...